"Martin Lorentzon Sven Hans Martin Lorentzon (born 1 April 1969) is a Swedish entrepreneur and co-founder of Tradedoubler and Spotify. Since 2013, he has been on the board of Telia Sonera. Martin Lorentzon was born on 1 April 1969 in Borås, Sweden. He earned a degree in civil engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. He studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. In 1999 Lorentzon and Felix Hagnö founded Tradedoubler, which in 2001 won the Guldmusen prize for ""IT-rookie of the Year"". In 2006 Lorentzon and Daniel Ek founded Spotify. In 2013, Lorentzon was appointed a member"
"as The Most Valuable Music Therapy Product of 2009 by ""The Therapy Times"" in July 2009. Kerchoonz.com Kerchoonz is a social networking website founded in April 2008 and launched live in September 2008 Kerchoonz has been described as ""A modern Record Deal"" for bands and artists. Music fans have access to music for free and the bands get paid for each stream listened to via an advertising share that they receive from the site. Bands can also sell their music directly from their profile player and set the price for their own download sales. Users can create free accounts in"
"Kerchoonz.com Kerchoonz is a social networking website founded in April 2008 and launched live in September 2008 Kerchoonz has been described as ""A modern Record Deal"" for bands and artists. Music fans have access to music for free and the bands get paid for each stream listened to via an advertising share that they receive from the site. Bands can also sell their music directly from their profile player and set the price for their own download sales. Users can create free accounts in the following categories: Fan, Artist, Record Label, DJ, Industry Pro or Writer. Kerchoonz offers an online"
"EQ Music EQ Music Blog (formerly Electroqueer.com) is an independent British music website and blog founded by American digital and music enthusiast Raj Rudolph. Alternative names include EQ and EQ Music; the site supports new electronic pop artists alongside its music reviews, features, interviews and video previews. In 2007, with the addition of New Artists Editor Mandy Rogers, the site developed into a multi-author blog; in 2013, pop blogger Luis Gonzalez joined. In 2008, the EQ Music brand began to spoke into several entertainment related divisions including live showcasing, touring, record label and artist management; together, EQ Music's brands consolidate"
"Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online music company founded in 2008 by former Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, headquartered in California. Artists and labels upload music to Bandcamp and control how they sell it, setting their own prices, offering fans the option to pay more (which they do 40% of the time) and selling merchandise. Fans can download their purchases or stream their music on the Bandcamp app. They can also send purchased music as a gift, view lyrics, and save individual songs or albums to a wish list. Uploading music to"
"SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in Berlin, Germany that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. SoundCloud was established in Berlin in August 2007 by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss, and the website was launched in October 2008. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion of recordings, but later transformed into a publishing tool for music distribution. According to Wired magazine, soon after its inception, SoundCloud began to challenge the dominance of Myspace as a platform"
"to TBMM (the Grand National Assembly of Turkey) concerning the issue, which asked why SoundCloud services were banned without any proper cause or reason. SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in Berlin, Germany that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. SoundCloud was established in Berlin in August 2007 by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss, and the website was launched in October 2008. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion of recordings, but later transformed into a"
"included Deezer, Fnac, Amazon, Radio France, Lagardère and Universal. Music Story Music Story is a music service website and international music data provider. It curates, aggregates, and analyzes metadata for digital music services. Music Story was launched in 2008 as an online musical encyclopedia inspired by AllMusic. It was founded by Jean-Luc Biaulet and Loïc Picaud, the last of whom is the site's editor-in-chief and has authored books on David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Picaud also wrote ""L'Odyssée du Rock Français"", a study of French rock music,<ref name=""Picaud/Babelio""></ref> and contributed to the reference work"
"into a diverse international music media group. In 2005, digital and music enthusiast Raj Rudolph launched Electroqueer.com as a blog focused on discovering and inspiring new talent in the pop and electronic genres of music. In 2008, EQ Music Live was formed, with the subsequent formation of the EQ Music Tour in 2011. At the 2008 Weblog Awards, Electroqueer.com placed as finalist in the Best Music Blog category. In 2010, Electroqueer.com changed its name, becoming EQ Music Blog. The following year, Welsh electropop duo Electrovamp won EQ Music Blog's theme song contest; the band's winning entry, ""Electroqueer"", became the site's"
"classic rock will not find a better historical source for their favorite music anywhere on the Internet.” In August 2012, the music archive became its own site, Concert Vault, hosting thousands of video and audio recordings and boasting the largest online archive of live music recordings. The membership based site includes a free trial period. Radio France's ""Un Jour Sur La Toile"" named Wolfgang's their #1 website of the year 2008. PC Magazine named it one of the best five undiscovered music sites of the year in 2008. MacWorld named the free iPhone app the world's best iPhone app of"
"Emika, DJ, producer, founder of Hed Kandi, advocate for Women in Music and freelance writer Karma Bertelsen, and current owner of Fierce Angel Mark Doyle. AudioLock AudioLock is a music-specific anti-piracy service founded in 2010 by former DJ and electronic music producer Ben Rush. AudioLock specialises in the automated removal of infringing music content, using DMCA notices, across search engines Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex as well as cyberlockers, torrent sites, Usenet, SoundCloud, YouTube, Dailymotion, file search engines, VK, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Digital watermarking is also used for the sending of promotional copies of the music"
"Eric Stanley (violinist) Eric Stanley (born April 19, 1991) is an American entrepreneur, violinist and composer. He is the founder of the digital media company . Stanley presents improvisational violin performances found on his YouTube channel, Estan247, which was introduced in 2009. In April 2015, Stanley made his national television debut on ""ESPN First Take"" and provided the theme song on violin. Stanley was born in Chesapeake, Virginia and comes from a family of musicians. He has an older brother named Marcus (born 1985), who is a pianist, and an older sister, Anhayla (born 1988), a singer. He attended Short"
"to last a whole weekend. Most of the musicians promoted by Liquicity are British, Belgian or Dutch, the majority of remainder being other Europeans. Liquicity Liquicity is a Dutch liquid drum and bass record label, YouTube channel and events promotor, run by Maris Goudzwaard and Mark van der Schoot (better known by his stage name Maduk) since 2011. Maris Goudzwaard created his ""Liquicity"" YouTube channel in 2008, with the idea of starting an entirely new subculture within Drum & Bass. He curated a particular type of drum and bass music that had previously not been labeled, and by doing so"
"and founder Sal Canzonieri's strong use of the internet early on to promote the band's music. Electric Frankenstein is considered the first band to have had a website, albeit a one pager back in 1991. Also, he strongly promoted all bands of the new Punk Rock & Roll genre in the newly emerging MP3 digital format, on the highly popular music site MP3.com, helping to develop a strong community of bands from many states in the USA and from many countries. Canzonieri later created the critically acclaimed series of compilations called ""A Fistful of Rock & Roll"", which collected and"
"Soundtrack.Net Soundtrack.Net (originally SoundtrackNet) is a website dedicated to film and television music. Created in 1997 by Amélie E. Koran and Dan Goldwasser at Carnegie Mellon University, Soundtrack.Net has grown over the past decade to become one of the leading websites covering the film music industry in Hollywood. In 1998 the site merged with FilmMusic.com (founded in 1996) to create a large database, which includes the largest publicly accessible trailer music database online today. In November 2005, ""Time Magazine"" listed SoundtrackNet as one of the ""Top 20 Music Websites of 2005"". As of January 1, 2008, the scoring session news"
"found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in what was ruled a suicide. In his honor, the band established the Derek Rieth Foundation with the goal of ""Empowering Youth Through Music and Dance"". Heinz Records is an independent record label that produces the band's albums. Named after Lauderdale's dog, Heinz Records is run by its members and is distributed by RED Distribution. Heinz Records is also the label for China Forbes, Storm Large, and the Von Trapps. Pink Martini Pink Martini is a musical group that was formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale in Portland, Oregon."
"Liquicity Liquicity is a Dutch liquid drum and bass record label, YouTube channel and events promotor, run by Maris Goudzwaard and Mark van der Schoot (better known by his stage name Maduk) since 2011. Maris Goudzwaard created his ""Liquicity"" YouTube channel in 2008, with the idea of starting an entirely new subculture within Drum & Bass. He curated a particular type of drum and bass music that had previously not been labeled, and by doing so gave shape to a worldwide music community. The channel quickly attracted fans –who would become known as ""Liquicitizens""– with the same musical taste, and"
"2005 laut.de launched the webradio laut.fm with an exclusive live recording of the song ""Radio brennt"" by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte. From December 2006 there was also a daily podcast. At the Popkomm 2007, music video platform laut.tv was presented. Laut.de laut.de is a German online magazine dealing exclusively with entertainment music, especially pop music, rock music, alternative, metal, hip-hop, jazz and techno. The website comprises record reviews, interviews, biographies of important artists, music-related news, as well as concert reports and recommendations. Laut.de was founded in 1998 by Seitenbau GmbH in Konstanz. The founder and chairman of the"
"praised by Spotify Chairman & CEO Daniel Ek for his leadership and for delivering ""on the promise of the new music economy for all the people who make music and all the people who love it."" Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, said Grainge's deal with the platform ""can drive more value to the industry, break and support more artists and deliver an incredible music experience to fans around the world."" Grainge led the acquisition of Bravado, then part of Sanctuary, and transformed it into UMG’s entertainment merchandising and brand management division, Bravado, which has since been at the forefront of"
"websites of independent record labels to get email addresses for bands that would fit his demographic and offered a 40% discount on those willing to wear their merchandise. In October 2008, Dirtbag re-launched its clothing site and added Jim Stroesser as CEO. Stroesser previously held senior executive positions at Nike, Oakley, Quiksilver, Pony and Converse. In November 2008, Dirtbag began offering a wide variety of t-shirts, hoodies, and headwear. In 2009, the company started Dirtbag Music- a record label led by owner partners Doug Whitsit and Mark Evans. The label became an overnight success when their first act, Seasons After,"
"The new consortium launched the first online radio network LoudRadio, to broadcast over a terrestrial radio station via KLOD-FM in Flagstaff, Arizona. The company now known as eMusic was founded by Gene Hoffman, Bob Kohn and Gary Culpepper on January 8, 1998, and originally named GoodNoise Records. In October 1998, GoodNoise acquired eMusic.com along with on-line music pioneer Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA). In November 1999, eMusic acquired main rival Cductive and in December 1999 acquired Tunes.com, which operated Rollingstone.com and DownBeatJazz.com. Then in 2001, the major label Universal Music (then a division of Vivendi Universal) bought eMusic.com for US$24.6"
"impact on the entertainment industry and on our everyday lives."" One Nerdfighter has described their experience of VidCon stating, ""it's just a three-day conference with just all nerdfighters and YouTubers. It's an incredible community, and the first year, which was in 2010 ... I went and it was just the most overwhelming thing I've ever experienced, and I made a bunch of friends who I'm still friends with today."" In 2008, Hank Green and fellow musician, Alan Lastufka, founded DFTBA Records. The distribution of merchandise is largely independent. In 2009, the record label caught the attention of YouTube, who praised"
"etc. The network consisted of bandwidth provided by 2ALPHA (local ISP), one ISDN line and two ADSL lines courtesy of Verizon. In April 1997, C&G purchased MusicontheWeb.com, which now has links to over 500 artist websites, embedded .mp3 audio, dynamic html, colorful graphics, animations, etc. Music on the Web® is a registered trademark. In 2010, it was back to work with Cozgem Records; remastering ""Timeless"" and releasing ""Voyage of the Mummy"" the following year. Bob and Tim had not done anything with their own label since 1981. So, this was something new and exciting. Jazz critic David Franklin, in a"
"lines and passionate vocals that fans have come to expect as well as a lot of interesting and diverse beats previously unheard and is definitely something new and refreshing. The Dandies goal is to make music that can help all the lost children in the world, both young and old. Lost Children has been out on I-Tunes, Amazon, google play and Spotify since 1 September 2016. The Dandies The Dandies are a 2 piece Rock band from Potchefstroom, North West South Africa. https://twitter.com/thedandiesza, 6 September. 2016) The Dandies formed in 2010 with Kaihl Thomas Meades tracking The Jack Rolling Dandy"
"Music Story Music Story is a music service website and international music data provider. It curates, aggregates, and analyzes metadata for digital music services. Music Story was launched in 2008 as an online musical encyclopedia inspired by AllMusic. It was founded by Jean-Luc Biaulet and Loïc Picaud, the last of whom is the site's editor-in-chief and has authored books on David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Picaud also wrote ""L'Odyssée du Rock Français"", a study of French rock music,<ref name=""Picaud/Babelio""></ref> and contributed to the reference work ""Le Rock de A à Z"". The site included"
"its artists, connecting its roster to its well-developed list of media contacts. MusicPromoToday provides website, artwork, and video design for its artists. MusicPromoToday's innovative PR tactics have won them praise from the biggest players in music with Billboard (magazine) lauding them as ""The Masters of Music Marketing"" and respected industry outlets such as Respect. (magazine) and SOHH covering their industry expertise. MusicpromoToday received the much sought-after TOP7PR's 2018 Best Marketing Firm Award for the second consecutive year in 2018. MusicPromoToday MusicPromoToday is a leading digital music marketing agency created by Raffi Keuhnelian (CEO) and Anthony Katz (COO) in 2014. The"
"Erik de Zwart Erik de Zwart (born 16 June 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch radio and television maker, former D.J., former Music Box, The Music Factory and MTV V.J. and media entrepreneur. He was co-founder and shareholder of Radio 538 (1992) and The Music Factory (1995). Presently, Erik is chairman of ""Stichting Nederlandse Top 40"", the body that owns and exerts all broadcasting and publishing rights of the Dutch Top 40, the nation's flagship music chart and its spin-offs. Among his current major investments and interests is the media technology company Mobilaria / Tunin.FM that offers mobile streaming audio"
"MP3.com MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting their work. It was named after the popular music file format, MP3. It was shut down on December 2, 2003 by CNET, which, after purchasing the domain name (but not MP3.com's technology or music assets), established the current MP3.com site. MP3.com was co-founded in December 1997 by Michael Robertson and Greg Flores, as part of Z Company. Z"
"likened those who participate in this programme as ""modern-day patrons of the arts"". In October 2007, Jobson announced the formation of a new band, UKZ, with Trey Gunn, Marco Minnemann, Alex Machacek, and Aaron Lippert. Their EP, ""Radiation"", became available from the Globe Music online store in January 2009 and had its official release on Glo Digital in March 2009; a 7:48 video of the title track was released earlier, appearing on YouTube in January 2009. The band's first live performance was held at Town Hall in New York City on 24 January 2009. A few months later in June,"
"signed a deal with the UK label, Citinite, in March 2007 and toured Europe in June/July 2007. In 2012 Markus created an boutique online music search engine geared towards commercial licensing. In 2013 he released a 12-track album, ""Not, I but A friend"". In 2013 Markus founded Honeymoon Studios, which consists of two full service studios based in Cape Town. In 2014 he starred in the documentary Future Sounds of Mzansi, as was interviewed as one of the pioneers of electronic music in South Africa. In that year he also created an online store aptly called The Wormstore. In that"
"Laut.de laut.de is a German online magazine dealing exclusively with entertainment music, especially pop music, rock music, alternative, metal, hip-hop, jazz and techno. The website comprises record reviews, interviews, biographies of important artists, music-related news, as well as concert reports and recommendations. Laut.de was founded in 1998 by Seitenbau GmbH in Konstanz. The founder and chairman of the magazine is Rainer Henze. 14 music journalists and programmers work with laut.de. It had 2.5 million visits per month as of October 2006. Laut.de was one of three winners of the 2002 online editorial category prize of the . On 10 June"
"Blazetrak Blazetrak is a website that was launched in November 2009 by entrepreneurs Corey Stanford, Nathaniel Casey, and Ronald Harrison, to connect unknown artists, producers, and songwriters with music industry professionals that would provide feedback on songs uploaded for their review. Stanford and Casey initially founded the web consultancy firm Clariwebs in 2007, and used the profits to develop the financial base for Blazetrak, a process that took about a year. Users are able to choose which professional they want to submit their work to, and pay a fee that varies depending on the person they select. Submissions are critiqued"
"claims, for instance, that the Sandy Hook Massacre where 20 children were killed in 2012 was a government hoax. It has, however, decided to remove some of his media content. Spotify Spotify Ltd. () is a music streaming platform developed by Swedish company Spotify Technology S.A., headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Launched on 7 October 2008, it is currently (as of 14 November 2018) available in 78 countries and regions throughout the world. It provides DRM-protected content from record labels and media companies. Spotify is a freemium service; basic features are free with"